Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
The BBC reports that the ceremonial uniforms belonging to Sir Edward Carson, which Eamonn mentioned previously , have been bought at auction in Dublin for £43,000 by National Museums Northern Ireland. From the BBC report “We are very pleased to have acquired these ceremonial uniforms,” said Dr Jim McGreevy, of National Museums Northern Ireland. “Sir Edward...
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Will Ian Paisley bid for his hero Edward Carson’s court uniforms now coming up for auction? Edward Carson famously prosecuted Oscar Wilde in a London court. The court uniforms will come under the hammer in Whyte’s Auction in Dublin on November 14. Ian Paisley has already got a sizeable volume of Carson memorabilia.
Politics.ie (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
After partition the newly formed state in the north set out to create a Unionist haven and to alienate and exclude those of an Irish Catholic background. Edward Carson warned Unionist not to alienate Catholics in the new northern state, although the Orange state would prove to be something that could not be reasoned with. The Special Powers act was used to intern innocent people and terrorise...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
The 125th anniversary of the GAA is to be marked with the planting of a tree at Stormont, close to the statue of the unionist Sir Edward Carson.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The GAA is planting ash trees to make hurling sticks in Stormont, with the first near the statue of unionist icon Sir Edward Carson. What was his connection with Gaelic games?
